Kiran George | |
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Personal information | |
Country | India |
Born | Kochi, Kerala, India | 11 February 2000
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Handedness | Right |
Coach | Yoo Yong-sung |
Men's singles | |
Highest ranking | 34 (7 May 2024) |
Current ranking | 34 (7 May 2024) |
BWF profile |
Kiran George (born 11 February 2000) is an Indian badminton player who trains at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy. [1] He won the Polish International title. [2] He also competed in the 2020 Thomas Cup and 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships. [3]
In 2021, Kiran George's first tournament played was the Orléans Masters where lost to Brice Leverdez in the 3rd round. [4] In September, Kiran played in the Polish International where he won the tournament beating Jason Teh in the finals winning his first ever tournament since the Ghana International in 2019. [5] He also reached the semis of the Welsh International but lost to Siril Verma.
In 2022, Kiran started the year by playing in 3 BWF world tour tournaments including the India Open Which he lost the first round and the Syed Modi International which he also lost the first round and the Odisha Open which he won the title beating Priyanshu Rajawat to win his first ever BWF World Tour title. [6] He competed at the 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships but was eliminated at the group stage. First he lost to Korean Kim Joo-wan by the score of 18-21 and 14-21 then he lost to Hong Kong's Chan Yin Chak in the score of 13-21,21-17 and 9-21 and finally Ikhsan Rumbay in the score of 13-21, 21-17 and 10-21.
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100. [8]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Odisha Open | Super 100 | Priyanshu Rajawat | 21–15, 14–21, 21–18 | Winner |
2023 (I) | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Koo Takahashi | 21–19, 22–20 | Winner |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Ghana International | Ade Resky Dwicahyo | 25–23, 21–19 | Winner |
2021 | Polish International | Jason Teh | 13–21, 21–14, 21–13 | Winner |
2022 | Polish Open | Lee Chia-hao | 21–15, 21–14 | Winner |
2022 | Denmark Masters | Lu Chia-hung | 18–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
Team events | 2018 |
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World Junior Championships | 6th |
Team events | 2020 |
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Thomas Cup | QF |
Event | 2018 |
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Asian Junior Championships | 4R |
World Junior Championships | 3R |
Tournament | SS / GP | BWF World Tour | Best | ||||||
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2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
India Open | A | NH | 1R | A | 1R | 1R ('22, '24) | |||
Indonesia Masters | NH | A | Q1 | QF | QF ('24) | ||||
Thailand Masters | A | NH | 2R | 1R | 2R ('23) | ||||
Orléans Masters | N/A | A | NH | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R ('21, '22) | |
Swiss Open | A | NH | A | 1R | QF | QF ('24) | |||
Spain Masters | NH | A | NH | 2R | 1R | 2R ('23) | |||
Thailand Open | A | NH | Q2 | QF | 1R | QF ('23) | |||
Malaysia Masters | A | NH | A | 2R | 2R ('24) | ||||
Singapore Open | A | NH | Q1 | A | Q1 ('22) | ||||
Indonesia Open | A | NH | A | 1R | 1R ('24) | ||||
Australian Open | A | NH | A | 2R | 2R ('23) | ||||
Taipei Open | A | NH | 2R | 1R | 2R ('22) | ||||
Korea Open | A | NH | A | 1R | 1R ('23) | ||||
Indonesia Masters Super 100 | NH | A | W | W ('23) | |||||
Hong Kong Open | A | NH | Q2 | Q2 ('23) | |||||
Vietnam Open | A | NH | 1R | A | 1R ('22) | ||||
Kaohsiung Masters | NH | 2R | 2R ('23) | ||||||
Arctic Open | N/A | NH | 2R | 2R ('23) | |||||
Abu Dhabi Masters | NH | SF | SF ('23) | ||||||
Hylo Open | A | SF | A | 1R | SF ('19) | ||||
Korea Masters | A | NH | w/d | A | — | ||||
Syed Modi International | 1R | A | Q2 | NH | 1R | 2R | 2R ('23) | ||
Guwahati Masters | NH | 2R | 2R ('23) | ||||||
Odisha Masters | NH | W | SF | W ('22) | |||||
Dutch Open | A | 2R | NH | N/A | 2R ('19) | ||||
Hyderabad Open | NH | A | Q2 | NH | Q2 ('19) | ||||
Year-end ranking | 287 | 289 | 124 | 108 | 77 | 45 | 37 | 34 |
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